I am very honored to be invited to show my art at The Center for Arts and Learning in Montpelier, VT! I am planning on showing several new paintings that have not been seen anywhere, including the internet! It was lots of fun coming up with a name for this one too.

One of the fun things about my Lady of the Month project is surprising someone who is not expecting this at all. Cheron and I do not know each other much at all, and just know each other through a mutual friend. I think she’s cool and has a fun, creative style. We lost touch and I do not think she is on social media any more…so I hope one day she sees this. I do want to note that this is my December Lady of the Month. I had this portrait mostly completed, but wanted to keep adding little details.

Marissa is another person I have not seen in a million years but should know that I admire her. We met in the theatre department at Columbia College and I was immediately impressed by her intelligence, outgoing nature and humor. She is sooooooooooooo cool! Marissa is one of those people whose opinion I value very much and she’s super smart and thoughtful. If you are in the Chicagoland area check out the 16th Street Theatre where she is managing director.

October’s Lady of the Month is Rosamond. Another Chicagoan. I’m not exactly sure when I met her but I think it was through the local comics scene in Chicago. I’m almost certain we met at a comic art critique group at Chicago Comics, but it might have been at the DIY Trunk Show where I met Monstrochika. I think we both bonded over our awkwardness and general nerdiness, and I thought she was super cool. I’ve admired her article writing over the years. Now Rosamond organizes a monthly storytelling event at Galery Caberet called Miss Spoken. I’ll definitely be attending one of those shows next time I find myself in Chicago.

I am excited to announce that I will be participating in a group art show at Castleton University this month! I will be showing a few of my newer abstract pieces! Here are the details:

This exhibition is a group exhibition of three painters from the surrounding region. From the Rutland artist J.R. Ewing with his bold color palette, to New York State based Roscoe T. Starkself-taught artist with excellent craft and meaning, to Mindy Fisher with her “Ornaglyphs” and her avian explosion of color there is something for everyone to enjoy.

September’s LOTM is my friend Api. Api was another person I met during my work study in the Math and Science department. I was blown away by Api’s art, style and kindness. She is a very caring person. I remember her being a great listener and I feel like my view of the world widened when I met her. It was always a good day when I got to work with Api.

August Lady of the Month is Jess! I met Jess when I started working at my current day job. She worked at the gas station that I would visit for my daily snack and cafeine rations. She was always super friendly and I thought she looked like a cool girl with her short pink hair and fun glasses. One day she no longer worked there and I missed her smiley face. Later on we were reconnected when I walked into a small market to find her working there a few towns away. It turned out we shared several mutual friends and we would see each other at karaoke night. I appreciate Jess’s point of view, creativity and kindness. Last I knew she was working on jewelry so if I find out she has a website I will share here when I get the URL.